Kate Beckinsale has addressed her recent weight loss in an Instagram post, firing back at people who have made nasty comments about her body online.
The British actor, 52, dabbed away tears in an emotional video shared Wednesday as she said her thinness is a “physical manifestation of grief” after her mother and stepfather both died in the past two years.
“2025 was a really really hard year. It was also the last year that my incredible mum was on this planet. So I feel really torn about letting go of it as well,” Beckinsale said. She reflected on the grief she has experienced, including her father dying when she was five.
“I watched my 31-year-old father die of a huge heart attack, and then I watched my stepfather die and I watched my mother degenerate and die,” she said, breaking into tears. “Such an incredible amount of suffering and what I will say, it doesn't make you feel very hungry.”
She continued: “I don't know if there's some kind of survivor guilt because it started after my stepdad died. And it's not like anorexia where you're starving and it's a kind of willpower thing. It's like your body has closed down. I think it's shock and trauma.”
Beckinsale’s stepfather, Roy Battersby, died in January 2024 at age 87. Her mother, Judy Loe, died in July 2025, nearly two years after being diagnosed with cancer. The actor said she appreciated her upbringing because she would never leave “nasty” messages like those she has received about her slim down.
